Support for wallpaper steamer



0, 1954 A J. SANDERSON 2,685,876

SUPPORT FOR WALLPAPER STEAMER Filed July 2'7, 1951 IigA.

I N V EN TOR.

AF'L. AND EANDER'EUN Patented Aug. 10, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- Arland' J; Sanderson, Omaha, Nebr. Application July 27, 1951, Serial No. 238,961

1 Claim. (Cl. 126271.1)

This invention relates to wall paper removing equipment particularly of the type using'steam confined in a tray or pan positioned against the wall paper whereby the paper is thoroughly saturated with the steam and the paste or other adhesive retaining the paper on the wall is liquidated; and in particular the device of this invention includes an extensible belt supported handle and means for removably attaching the handle to the pan whereby accidental tilting of the pan is prevented.

The purpose of this invention is to eliminate the necessity of holding a steam filled pan against the surface of a, ceiling by the conventional handle positioned on the back of the pan, and at the same time make it possible to move the pan back and forth over the ceiling.

In the conventional typ of steam applying pan or tray the pan is held by the hand of the operator with the hand gripping a comparatively small handle on the back of the pan, and when extensible or other types of mechanical handles are used there is danger of the handle permitting the pan to slip so that the steam burns the operator.

With this thought in mind this invention contemplates a wall paper removing outfit including a steam pan having a steam supply hose extend- .ed therefrom and having a handle extended from the under surface, an extensible handle having means on the upper end for holding the handle :of the pan without danger of the pan tilting, and

a belton which the lower end of the extensible handle is positioned whereby the outfit is supported from the waist of an operator and the hands of the operator are free to slide the pan along the ceiling.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide means for constructin an extensible handle whereby with the handle supported on a belt around the waist of an operator a steam pan positioned on the upper end of the handle is in contact with the ceiling."

Another object of the invention is to provide a belt supported extensible handle for steam pans that is adapted to be used with conventional pans now in use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a belt supported handle for holding wall paper removing steam pans that is readily adjustable for ceilings and operators of different heighths.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an extensible handle for holding wall paper'removin steam pans from the waist of an operator, which is of a simple and economical construction. 7

With these and other objects and advantages in view the invention embodies a bar having an elongated centrally positioned slot therein with a belt receiving socket in the lower end, a similar bar having an elongated tongue extended intothe slot of the former or lower bar, bolts adjustably connecting the bars, a pin on the upper end of said similar or upper bar; and fingers also extended from the upper end of the upper bar for gripping a "handle of a wall paper removing steam pan.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view illustrating the use of the outfit and showing a front elevational view of the extensible handle.

Figure 2 is a rear elevational view of the extensible handle with parts broken away, and

Figure 4 is a cross section through the extensiblehandle taken on line 4-- l of Figure 2. Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts the wall paper removing steam pan supporting handle of this invention includes an elongated lower bar i0, an elongated upper bar l2 slidably mounted on the lower bar, a hook-like member l4 providing a socket for a supporting belt, a pin I6 on the upper end of the bar I2, and outwardly and upwardly extended fingers I8 and 20, also positioned on the upper end of the upper bar 12 and adapted to provide a cradle for a handle 22 of a steam pan 24 with the pin it extended into an opening 26 in the under side of the handle 22.

The lower bar I0 is provided with an elongated centrally positioned slot 28 and a tongue 30 extended from the upper bar I2 is positioned in the slot and adapted to slide longitudinally therein. The upper bar [2 is also provided with a centrally positioned elongated slot 32, which extends through the tongue, and a corresponding slot 34 extends from the base of the slot 28 through the outer surface of the lower bar Ill, as shown in Figure 4. Bolts 35 and 38 extend through the slots 32 and 34 for adjustably' holding the bars together, and the threaded ends of the bolts are provided with wing nuts 40 and 52. Washers 44 are positioned under the heads of the bolts, and as shown in Figure 2, the Washers extend beyond the width of the slot 32 to provide bearing surfaces against the outer face of the upper bar.

The hook-like member l4 provides a socket 46 that receives a belt 48 and with the belt positioned around an operator the length of the extensible handle is adjusted so that the upper surface of a pan 24 securely mounted on the upper end of the upper bar may be held against the ceiling.

nuts 40 and.42,,until"tl'1'e pan isr'cornfortably'he ldi against the ceiling.

The steam pan is conventional, and the only,

change being in providing the opening 26 in the handle, into which the pin [6 isp'lacedi' The pihprevents the pan tilting from a horizontaLplane and the fingers l8 and 20 prevent the pan twisting or turning on the handle.

As illustrated in Figure 3, the handle 22rnestsv.

between the fingers l8 and 20, the fingers being curved outwardly from plates 54 and respectively, which" aresecured byscrews 5B"-'-aga'inst side is rectangular*shapecl in cross section is relatively wide wherebycorners 6'4 and 66' on theupper end of the bar are spaced sufii'ci'entl'y to support-the steaming pan 2% longitudinally;

From the foregoing description it is thought to-be'obvious that a' wall papersteam pan support constructed in accordancewith my invention is particularly well=adapted forum by reason" of-the convenience and facility with which it maybe assembled and'operatedi and it will'also-be' obvi-' ous that my invention is susceptible of" some change and modification without departing from the principlesand spirit thereof, and for' this reason I-'- donot-wi'sh to be understood as limiting myself to the precisearrangement and formatiom of the'several parts herein shown in carrying out" my inventionin practice; except" asclaimed.

I-faving'thus' fully described-the-invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by'laetters Patent; is:

As an article of" manufacture a' supporting handle for use in holding a wall paper steamer pan having a handle; comprising a vertically disposed bar, rectangular-shaped in cross section, having elongated side surfaces and relatively short end surfaces, a longitudinally disposed pin extendedifromthe end otrtheibamandiplates positioned againstslsai'cl sides surfaces oftthe. bar and secured to the bar, said plates having fingers extended from upper edges thereof and said fingers being connected to the plates with arouate outwardlycurved sections whereby the distance between. the fingers is greater than the thickness of'tl'ie bar, said fingers and pin being in a .planeiperpendi'cular to the side surfaces of the bar and positioned midway between the edges of the sidesurfaces of the bar whereby with a handle of a steamer pan positioned on the end of the b'ar" with" said pin extended into" anopening in 'the'han'dl e the fingers'preventlateral tilting of the pan" and the-cornersatthe edges of thebar" prevent longitudinaltilting of" the-"pan:

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